Garment bag applying and removing device



April 6, 1948. w. A. SHIELDS GARMENT BAG APPLYING AND REMOVING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 22, 1945 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY April 6, 1948. w. A. SHIELDS GARMENT BAG APPLYING AND REMOVING DEVICE Filed Dec. 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTOR EY Patented Apr. 6, 1948 UNITED? STATES PATENTOFFICE .GARMENTBAG APPLYING AND REMOVING DEVICE.

Willie A. Shields, Powderly, Ala. Application December 22,1945, Serial No. 636,782

2 Claims. l.

This invention relates to an electric power operated device for, applying and removing the paper bags used to protect cleaned and laundered garments. This invention is an improvement over the device shown in my previous United lsgiiges Patent Number,1,304,913, dated May 27, The main object of the invention is to provide means for quick handling of garment protecting paper bags that are commonly used in dry cleaning establishments and laundries sothat they can be easily applied over the garment or removed therefrom when it is desired to inspect the garment. Garments to be inclosed .within the paper bags are of different lengths, so bags of corresponding lengths are used. The present invention is adapted to handle easilyand quickly the various lengths of bags.

Other advantages will appear from the drawings and description.

By referring to the drawings in general, that are part of this application, it will be observed that Fig. 1 is a back elevational (broken) view of the device, part on line l-l of Fig. 4, with garment hanger on bottom hook; Fig.2 is a vertical sectional (broken) view of the device on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 5 showing the operating mechanism of the device; Fig. 5 is a partial view on line 5-5 of Fig. 4 showing other partof operating mechanism on the front of the device; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6B ofFig. 5; and Fig. 'l is,

a sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig.1 partly broken away.

Similar reference numerals refer parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the device comprises a panel case or box with a front I and a back 2 carried by the lower portions or ends of channel sides 3 that are attached to a cross top member 4 that is supported by a piece of pipethat fits into a regular pipe sleeve 6. A center long rod 5 is attached to the pipe and extends down. through the panel case or box and forms a hook H at its end. A pipe 1 of any desired length is attached to a screw socket base fastened to the operating room ceiling Ill. To make minor adjustments of the hanging position the top supporting parts are provided with a slot 8 in the upper piece of pipe 1, and a set screw 9 to hold parts in fixed position.

The device is operated by a small electric motor 12 that is attached to the back of the panel case. A pulley It on the motor shaft drives to similar I 25 attached to the case panel. The countershaft may be used with a sufliciently slow revolving motor. On each end of the shaft 20 there is a roller 22 made with a soft periphery, preferably rubber, that is attached to and revolves with the shaft 20. These rollers 22 partly extend through windows or openings 36 in the panel I. On the opposite panel face 2 of the case the operators controls are placed. They consist of a rocker arm 25 mounted centrally on a short shaft 32 supported in a base 21 that is attached to the panel 2. A spring 28 is inserted between one end of the rocker arm 26 and the face of the panel and is disposed to urge the arm end away from the panel face. The other end of the rocker arm carries an attached shaft 2| with a free revolving roller 23 on each end. These rollers are of the same size and material as the other driving rollers 22. When the rocker arm is set as shown plainly in Fig. 4 the sets of rollers faceand contact each other in pairs. To overcome the spring tension a crank lever 30 is mounted in a bearing housing 29 that is attached to the panel face. The crank lever 30 is provided with an operating handle 33 at one end, and also has atits other end a small roller 30'. By shifting the crank lever 30 the rocker arm is tilted as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4 and the little roller on the end of the crank lever 30 fits into a notch 3| in the rocker arm, thus overcoming the expansion urge of the spring 23 and holding the rollers on theshaft of the rocker arm away from the other driving rollers as shown by the dotted lines inFig. 4. The panel face 2 also has windows or openings 36 adapted for parts of the rollers on the rocker arm shaft to make contact with the driving rollers. Suitable weak springs 35 are placed beside the edges of the driving rollers 22 to hold the lower edge of the bag 31 off the driving rollers when the bag is :all the way up in' thedevice. The top of the panel case is provided with flare guides 34, and its bottom opening is also flared. .A paper bag 31 is shown up in the device, and also is shownin dotted lines of its top portion'as it starts up into the device. The electric motor is provided with necessary supply wires 40 leadingfrom a regular control switch 38 with an operating handle 39. An ordinary wire coat hanger M is shown hanging on the hook ll.

opening in its top edge is inserted into the lower opening of the panel case with the long hanger rod through the tgp opening 01517118: bag. Asthe upper endaoflthe bagcomes into contact with the.

revolving driving rollers it is carried upwardly until its bottom edge clears the driving rollers and is held off the rollers by the shielding springs. The side edges of the bag travel upward in the;

channel sides of the device and are there held" in line. or dress thereon is placed upon the end hook of the long center shaft. In this position the rocker arm shaft rollers are tilted away from thedriving rollers as shown by the; dotted lines in Fig. 4, allowing h asl de, or, be p lled downwar a d ov r:- he s it r d11es. 'qn, e ha r s spendedlon the hook of the long center rod, thus finishing the operation, of, applying the bag over the arment. 'IZQ emQV J h'e e if e for inspeqtiq o he. earm n rit s. i ed. by i op d e rom; e e t. eat and. sta ted pward r u ht erel r l nk hes me ma ner. as iously for applyin o erv e arm nt.-

T e a i usina tsfit hedev ee m y be made omny mater a b st su te ifor t e pu pos WhileLhave shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to limit, ame to, the. exact prec se det l f structure, ba treserve the rightto make all modificationslandxz a se olovn l r m i w thin the. spiritand scopeof the following claims.

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the panel case bottom edge, a hook integral with the bottom end of the long rod adapted for a garment hanger to hang thereon; weak springs positioned within the panel case and adjacent the sides of the driving rollers and adapted to act as resisting shields to hold a bag when descending off of the face of the driving rollers.

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